MC70

[Shawn heffernan]

Does anyone know anything about a company named aquakart? They used mc70 engines in small hydro plane boats.

[Rob Voska]

They were in one of the early Karting magazines. Also in some of the early hot rod magazines. They were a crazy all of there own.

[ted johnson]

Like Rob says, there were many brands of hydrokart in the early days of karting. Azusa Engineering manufactured the Wotta Whip. I had one from our shop for a VERY short time, but I sold it quickly, as I hate to be wet. There were even outboard motor lower units built for the Mac kart engines. I had a West Bend 820 on my Wotta Whip. If only I could have had a full cab so I didn't get wet! Ted

[rick violet]

Shawn, Aquakart incorporated in late 1963 and they debuted the the rocket with a west bend 820 and the water bomb with a maico 250 cc engine at the coliseum in New York city in January 1964.
Aquakart was located in Miami Florida.
​in the march 1962 popular science there is an article about a wooden aquakart with a Mc10
​I believe they were built by John Rogers but not positive. still researching that.
there is an article in the New York Times Jan.16 1964
I am working on a rocket with the 820 right now, It should be done next week
Rick

[rick violet]

here is a photo of both, the water bomb is on top

[ted johnson]

Nice piece, Rick. The Water Bomb isn't bad either. We had one fellow in Melbourne, FL who got a Wotta Whip from me, and had Pop and I build TWO ported, dual carb 820's for it. I rode it one time, just to check out the engine install. It was pretty insane. I remember he sold it pretty quick. We had the entire Indian River to play in, and there were a few races held in lake Poinsett near Cocoa. With my aversion to water, I stuck to land karting. I don't even like to WADE! Funny for a guy born and raised in Brevard County. Ted